Private foundation · EIN 95-4661216

Lear Family Foundation

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Sierra Madre, CA

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202543219349103664
Total assets (EOY)$6,687,435
Grants paid$788,000
Typical (median) grant$5,000
Grants listed29
Giving in home state (CA)30%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K10
$5K–$25K14
$25K–$100K3
$100K+2

Smallest $500 · Largest $401,750

Geographic focus

UT
51%
CA
30%
NY
9%
DC
4%
VA
3%
TX
1%
NC
1%
NJ
1%

Common purposes

Purposes mostly listed as general support.

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$795,474$7,215,85735
2024$788,000$6,687,43529

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Sundance InstitutePARK CITY, UTCHARITABLE$401,750
LacmaLOS ANGELES, CACHARITABLE$140,000
Ballet HispanicoNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$25,000
Cedar Sinai Medical CenterLOS ANGELES, CACHARITABLE$25,000
Creative VisionsMALIBU, CACHARITABLE$25,000
Advance Democracy IncTYSONS CORNER, VACHARITABLE$20,000
Pal-O-Mine Equestrian IncISLANDIA, NYCHARITABLE$20,000
People For The American WayWASHINGTON, DCCHARITABLE$20,000
Youth RepresentBROOKLYN, NYCHARITABLE$15,500
The Climate Reality ProjectWASHINGTON, DCCHARITABLE$12,500
Bella Vita Rescue FoundationOAKLAND, CACHARITABLE$10,000
Rice UniversityHOUSTON, TXCHARITABLE$10,000
Stanford UniversitySTANFORD, CACHARITABLE$10,000
The Pollination ProjectBREVARD, NCCHARITABLE$10,000
Didi Hirsh Mental Health ServicesCULVER CITY, CACHARITABLE$5,000
Downtown Women'S CenterLOS ANGELES, CACHARITABLE$5,000
Jigsaw Educational ProductionsSUMMIT, NJCHARITABLE$5,000
Pen AmericaLOS ANGELES, CACHARITABLE$5,000
Rainforest AllianceNEW YORK, NYCHARITABLE$5,000
Freeschools World Literacy - UsaSAN MATEO, CACHARITABLE$3,000
CalmattersSACRAMENTO, CACHARITABLE$2,500
Goldie Hawn FoundationSANTA MONICA, CACHARITABLE$2,500
Greater Greenfield Community FoundationGREENFIELD, IACHARITABLE$2,500
The New ShulBROOKLYN, NYCHARITABLE$2,500
Body TrafficLOS ANGELES, CACHARITABLE$1,500
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